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Internet History Podcast

Internet History Podcast

By: Brian McCullough
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 The ORIGINAL tech history podcast. A history of the Internet Era from Netscape to the present day.

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  • 214. Chris Dixon of a16z

    214. Chris Dixon of a16z
    Dec 22 2025

    Chris Dixon shares his journey from early programming experiences in the 1980s to becoming a prominent figure in venture capital and cryptocurrency. He discusses the founding of Site Advisor, the lessons learned from its acquisition by McAfee, and the challenges of starting Hunch. Dixon reflects on his experiences in angel investing, the creation of Founder Collective, and his role at Andreessen Horowitz, particularly in launching a crypto fund.


    Chapters:


    00:00 The Early Days of Programming

    02:46 Transitioning to Finance and Wall Street

    04:59 The Shift to Entrepreneurship

    09:03 Founding Site Advisor

    16:16 The Journey with Hunch

    20:50 Starting Founder Collective

    26:58 The Evolution of Angel Investing

    28:10 Joining Andreessen Horowitz

    30:37 Investing in Futuristic Ideas

    35:24 Key Investments: Oculus and Coinbase

    40:20 Establishing a Crypto Fund

    45:07 Current Landscape of Web 3 and Crypto

    49:41 Lessons from Mark Andreessen and Ben Horowitz

    51:22 New York vs. Silicon Valley: A Tech Hub Comparison

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    57 mins
  • 213. Datadog Founder Olivier Pomel

    213. Datadog Founder Olivier Pomel
    Dec 15 2025
    Olivier Pomel is the cofounder/CEO of Datadog. We trace his path from French open-source tinkerer to NYC founder, the dev-vs-ops friction that sparked Datadog, finding product-market fit through integrations, and the choice to stay independent en route to a 2019 IPO and S&P 500. Olivier shares scaling war stories, culture and GTM lessons, and what observability means in an AI era. If you build software—or companies—this one’s packed with playbooks, from hiring to pricing to platform bets that work.

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    45 mins
  • 212. Susan Lyne Part 2

    212. Susan Lyne Part 2
    Dec 8 2025
    Part 2 of the Amazing career of Susan Lyne. Working with Martha Stewart. Gilt Groupe. Becoming a VC.

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    45 mins
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